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Thursday, 6 December 2012

Covenant University expels over 200 students

The University authorities of Covenant University, Canaanland, Ota in Ogun
state, last Saturday expelled over 200 students for varied offences.A source told DailyPost that trouble started when the Chancellor of the
institution,Bishop David Oyedepo visited the school chapel unannounced and
noticed that some students were loitering around the chapel,some talking and
others were playing while the Vice Chancellor was giving a speech in the
school’s chapel.Our source confirmed that the very strict chancellor was very angry towards
the attitude of the students and immediately called on the Dean of Student
Affairs, Mr Bassey, for a brief meeting outside the chapel, while other members
of staff including the VC joined in the meeting too.DailyPost also gathered that the students knowing the sanctions that can
befall them started running into the chapel, scrambling for available seats
while some boys who did not have ties on where seen looking for ways to acquire
some,even a group of boys numbering up to five allegedly took a girl’s scarf
and ripped it to shreds using the parts to produce makeshift ties in an attempt
not to get into trouble.DailyPost source reported that shortly after the brief meeting, the
institution’s Education Secretary,Mrs.Aize Obayan addressed the student, but
noticed that as she was speaking, the students were murmuring.Our source said the Chancellor then walked up to the podium and politely
took the microphone from Mrs Obayan and said ”if i hear the voice of any
student, the curse of the lord shall fall upon that one” and immediately, the
chapel went dead silent.Our source further told DailyPost that following this unruly behaviour of
the students, the Chancellor spoke on the topic Discipline and his vision for
the university that night and immediately he finished, the VC asked all
students present to wait behind because a search was going to be carried out in
all the halls in order to fish out students who did not attend the service.He revealed that twenty-five final year students were caught, undisclosed
number of lower level students while two others were caught smoking marijuana.He confirmed to us that over 200 were expelled last Saturday.The Bishop David Oyedepo privately owned university is known for its strict
rules and discipline such as not allowing the students to use mobile phones
within the school’s premises, while it is mandatory for students to always
bring their bible to the general morning assembly and other rules too numerous
to mention in this report.